San Juan , Thursday, May 5, 2022 | In order to formalize an aqueduct network
that can represent the interests of the communities that administer community-based systems.
the new Association of Community Aqueducts of Puerto Rico (Asociación de Acueductos Comunitarios de Puerto Rico).
Puerto Rico Inc. convenes members of the boards of directors of the island's community aqueducts
to attend the first meeting of the Association which, among other things, seeks to ratify its formalization. The
event is the result of a series of meetings between community aqueducts, carried out since the
2019 and facilitated and supported by the Puerto Rico Community Foundation (PRCF).
The assembly will be held on Saturday, May 14, 2022, at the Salvador Dijols Coliseum in Ponce,
where the first members of its Board of Directors are expected to be elected. The national association seeks to
to unite and amplify the voice of the community aqueducts and, in addition, to serve as a bridge and facilitate
and experiences among the members of this community that brings together some 242 communities.
approximately, that manage, administer and manage these drinking water systems, and that
operate independently from the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (Prasa). Pursued,
Furthermore, to strengthen the self-management and future sustainability of these community infrastructures. From
This way, we would be able to face challenges, make them visible, share ideas, identify efficiencies and have
representation before the governmental agencies that regulate them. The Association was registered in the
Department of State in April of this year. To learn more about the activity or to confirm your
participation can write to ivecitapr@gmail.com or call 954-494-2176.
After Hurricane María, the FCPR developed the Agua Pa'Nosotros Program to strengthen the
administration, infrastructure, community organization and compliance of the aqueducts, to the
recognize that they play a vital role in providing access to clean water to their communities. In addition
and technical assistance, FCPR facilitated regional meetings with aqueducts for the purpose of
and knowledge, and these identified the need to formalize an organization that would be able to
The project is a national project that brings together all the community aqueducts on the island. Subsequently, other
regional meetings in 2021, where delegates were elected from the regions where they were
there are community aqueducts: central, south-central, southwestern and southeastern, which will be present at the
assembly - these delegates have been the driving force behind the assembly.
The development of the Partnership is supported by Global Giving and responds to the FCPR's mission of
to achieve the transformation of communities through the increase of community capital.
The association mainly increases the social capital - the rest of the capitals are: human,
financial, infrastructure, ecological and cultural.
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About the Puerto Rico Community Foundation | The Community Foundation is an organization
philanthropy with a 35-year history of collaboration with donors and communities. It is the
first of its kind in the Caribbean and Latin America and the only one of its kind in Puerto Rico. It is
recognized as an organization 1101.1 of the Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Code and as an organization 1101.1 of the Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Code and as an organization 1101.1 of the Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Code.
501(c)(3) organization of the Federal Internal Revenue Code, so depending on their status
You will be able to claim a deduction on your taxable income.
About the Association of Community Aqueducts of Puerto Rico | We are a group of volunteers representing the community aqueducts of Puerto Rico. Our mission is to establish a
organization that brings together all the community aqueducts in Puerto Rico to represent and
defend the interests, concerns, challenges and needs, individual or collective, of the communities.